USD/JPY pulls back after the Japanese Yen strengthens following release of Japanese Producer Price Index for October.
Higher prices could filter through into broader inflation and lead the BoJ to hike interest rates, strengthening JPY.
The US Dollar remains underpinned by still-high US inflation data and expectations of US fiscal and trade policy.
USD/JPY retreats after reaching a new three-month high on Wednesday after the release of Japanese factory-gate price inflation data (producer prices) supported the Japanese Yen (JPY) after they showed a higher-than-expected rise in October. The increase in producer prices could filter through into consumer prices, pushing up the main consumer inflation indexes. This, in turn, is likely to make the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raise interest rates, and higher interest rates strengthen a currency as they lead to increased net capital inflows.
The US Dollar (USD) remains supported after the release of US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed headline inflation ticking higher in October, although all the readings were in line with economists forecasts. The stubbornly high inflation data is likely to keep the USD supported as it could encourage the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to reconsider cutting interest rates, resulting in a lift for the US Dollar. This in turn is likely to limit losses for the USD/JPY.
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